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OVERALL POCKET Filed May 1o, 1948 2 sheets-sheet 2 Fg@ Ff Q /7 F55 Zi z af" l f s s 2 7-"50 j 48 l l 31 l l y s 7 7 d 2 Q El JJ INVENTOR. Z/Z .I if WZWZES' -Wfa'f BY' l 3 WJ @wat @Zio/'weg Patented Feb., 27, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OVERALL POCKET Charles R. Wood, Flippin, Ky.

Application May 10, 1948, Serial No. 26,171

The invention relates to overall or Coverall pockets and has for an objectrto provide a series of pockets on a pair i overalls arranged in such a manner that several of said pockets overlap and form prolongations to another one to enable it to receive and hold articles of different sizes and lengths, such as pencils, scales, tools, etc., without incommoding the `wearer of the overall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a series of pockets of the character indicated, on a pair of overalls or the like, facilitating the removal of articles supported by the same pocket, by means of the upper portions of the longer articles, which extend into an entrance formed by another pocket and communicating with the supporting pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a series of pockets of the character indicated above wherein an article placed in an upper pocket cannot be lost, when the bottom of said Figure 3 is a plan view of a piece of material from which a second pocket is to be made.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the piece of material shown in Figure 3 after having been folded and trimmed.

Figure 5 is a plan View of a piece of material from which another pocket is to be made.

Figure 6 is a plan View of the piece of material shown in Figure 5 after being folded and trimmed.

Figure 7 is an end View of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary View in plan of a pair of overalls equipped with the series of pockets embodied herein.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9 9 in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on line Ill-Ill in Figure 8, and

Figure 1l is a sectional view taken on line H--H in Figure 8.

upper pocket wears out, since the article would slide into the lower overlapping pocket.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a series of pockets of the character indicated above wherein the lowermost pocket is of double strength since it is reinforced by being folded back.

Another object of the invention is to provide a series of pockets of the character indicated above, which are adapted to be made from scrap material and with a great saving of time and labor usually spent on sewing, since the pockets are made from three pieces of material folded in Such a manner that pockets are formed withou the use of stitching or the like.

Other objects of the invention not specifically mentioned may appear in the following specica-- tion describing it with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention. It is, however, to be understood that the invention is not to be limited or restricted to the exact construction and combination of parteJ described in the specication and shown in the drawings, but that such changes and modications can be made, which fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

In order that the invention may be better understood I will now proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the several gures of which similar parts are indicated by similar reference characters, and in which Figure l is a plan view of a blank from which one of the series of pockets is formed.

Figure 2 is the blank shown in Figure l after being folded and trimmed.

The series of pockets forming the subject matter of my invention comprises three pieces of strong textile material or the like of the kind commonly used for the purpose of making overalls or the like. A material piece l0 is shaped substantially trapezoidal and is laid out to taper downwardly. It is folded over on its longitudinal center line and a slot l l is cut from the top edge into the material piece lil along the folding line l2 between the outer pocket portion I3 and the innerpocket portion Ill so that on each of these portions flaps i5 and Itirespectively are formed. The two overlying longitudinal edge portions of the folded material piece il! are cut back adjacent the upper edge of said material piece as shown at I1 in Figure l.

After the material piece Ii! been folded as described the lower edge portion is trimmed, so that the lower edge forms an acute angle A with the folded edge i2 and an obtuse angle B with the pocket edge formed by the overlying longitudinal edges of the piece of material I0.

A second trapeziform piece I8 of the same material is also folded on its longitudinal center line and is laid out to taper upwardly. A slot I9 is cut into this piece i8 of material from. its upper edge along the folding line 2E! between the inner pocket portion 2| and the outer pocket portion 22, so that comparatively short flaps 23 and 24 respectively are formed on said pocket portions. After the material piece i8 is folded as described the lower edge portion thereof is trimmed so that the lower edge forms an acute angle 25 with the folded pocket edge 20 and an obtuse angle 25a with the pocket edge 26 formed by the overlying longitudinal edges of the second piece I8 of material. Preferably this piece of material ,is somt-1v 3 what broader and somewhat shorter than the first piece of material IU.

A third piece 21 of the same material has a substantially elongated rectangular shape and is somewhat wider than the second material piece I8. The third piece is folded on a line 28 located somewhat above the transverse center line 29 of said piece, so that the outer `pocket piece 30 overlying the inner pocket piece 3! extends somewhat beyond the lower edge of said inner pocket piece. After the piece of material 21 has been folded as described the left hand edge portion of the folded material is trimmed so that the lower edge 32 of the outer overlying pocket piece 30 forms an obtuse angle with the trimmed edge 33 and that said trimmed edge forms an acute angle with the folded edge 28.

The above described folded and trimmed pieces of material are connected with each other in the following manner: The prepared second piece of material I8 is placed on top of the first prepared piece of material i so that the folded edges 20 and I2 respectively7 of said pieces face in opposite directions and that the folded edge 20 of the second material piece extends approximately over the apex of the obtuse angle B of the first folded piece of material. The second folded piece of material extends somewhat below the lower edge of the first piece of material and the folded edge 20 of said second piece forms an acute angle with the edge of the first piece formed by the overlying edges of said piece. The overlying parts of the second piece of material are connected with each other by means of transverse seams 34V extending across the folded second piece parallel to and adjacent the lower edge of said piece. These seams 34 extend also transversely across the folded first material piece i8 adjacent the lower edge of this piece, so that the overlying pocket portions I3 and I 4 are sewn together at their lower ends and that the folded rst and second pieces of material ID and I8 are secured to each other. If desired, a bar tack 35 may be provided reinforcing the seams securing the lower folded end portion of the iirst material piece to the second piece of material` The prepared and folded third material piece 21 is secured to the second piece I8 by means of a bar tack 3G extending at right angles downwardly from the fold 28 of said third piece of material, which is arranged on top of the second piece so that the fold is located somewhat above the transverse seams 34 and that the overlying straight edges of the third piece coincide with the overlying longitudinal edgesof the first material piece IG.

After the three folded pieces of material have been connected with each other as described above, they are secured on an overall in the following manner:

When a conventional right hand hip pocket 31 is being sewed onto a rear portion 38 of the overall IJ the outer flap I is folded over twicerearwardly or inwardly as at 39 and the inner ap is folded over once in outward direction as at 4G so that the inner pocket portion I4 extends upwardly beyond the outer pocket portion I3. The corner portions of the folded upper portions 39 and 4B adjacent the slot il, are placed under the pocket 31 and are sewn to the overall portion so that the straight forward edges of the first and third pieces of material I and 21 coincide with the front'of the overall portion 4I and these parts are secured together at the time, when the front and rear overall portions 4I and 38 re` spectively are sewn together. To strengthen this connection a horizontal bar tack 42 is provided fastening the front portion of the fold 28 of the third pocket piece 21, the front fold 20 of the second pocket piece I8 and the lower front corner of the folded pocket piece I8 securely to the overall. Before the first and third pocket pieces are secured to the overall the overlying front edge portions of the latter are sewn together by a seam 43, the lower portion of the outer pocket piece 3i) which extends beyond the lower edge of the inner pocket piece 3| is folded upwardly to edge opposed relation with the inner piece and then the lower edge portion is firmly sewn onto the overall `portion 38.

The flap 23 on the inner pocket portion 2I is folded over inwardly and is secured in this position to form a hem 44. The outer flap 24 extends beneath the hip pocket 31 and is sewn onto the overall part 38 with the same seam as said hip pocket. The overlying rear portions of the material pieces I8 and 21 are folded inwardly and sewn onto the overall part 38 by a seam 45. The upper corners of the second material piece are reinforced by bar tacks 46 and 41 respectively.

The series of pockets formed in this manner consist of a lower pocket 48 divided by the bar tack 38 into a narrow pocket 43 adapted to receive a pencil or the like and a comparatively wide pocket 50. The second piece of material I8 forms an elongated pocket 5I extending downwardly and forward1y from the hip pocket 31 and having .as its upper edge the inwardly folded hem 44,

which prevents articles placed in this pocket from slipping upwardly out of said pocket.

The front edge of the pocket 5I formed by the fold 20 loosely overlying the outer pocket portion i3 forms as shown in Figure 1l, with said pocket portion and vwith the overalis an entrance 52 leading to the lower pocket 48, so that a longer article such as a screw driver or the like can be placed in the lower pocket and extend into and through the entrance 52.

The inner pocket portion I4 forms with the underIying overall portion an entrance 53 leading into the pocket 58 so that a comparatively long article, like an extended scale, can be carried safely in said pocket.

I claim:

l. A plural pocket construction for an overall having a hip pocket adjacent to a side seam of the overall body, comprising an inner pocket member consisting of a single piece of material folded on itself to provide a bottom lamination and a top lamination, said laminations having unconnected top edges and connected bottom and side edges, the said side edges of the pocket member being slightly convergent toward the bottom end of the member, one of said side edges being parallel with and secured to the overall body by the stitching of said seam, the other side edge having the top corner disposed beneath the adjacent side of said hip pocket and secured with the hip pocket to the overall body, the remainder of the said other side edge and the connected bottom edges of the laminations being free of connection with the overall body, and an outer pocket member disposed with a top edge covering the bottom part of the inner pocket member, said outer pocket member having one side edge aligned with the said one side edge of the inner pocket member and secured to the overall body by the seam stitching and having an opposite side edge and a bottom edge secured to the overall body.

2. A plural pocket construction for an overall as set forth in claim 1, With an intermediate pocket member consisting of a single piece of material folded on itself to provide a bottom lamination and a top lamination, said intermediate pocket laminations having unconnected top edges and joined bottom `and side edges, the bottom of the intermediate pocket member being secured to the bottom of the inner pocketl member and covered by the top of the outer pocket member, said intermediate pocket member partially overlapping at one side edge the inner pocket member, the other side edge of said intermediate pocket member being secured to the overall body and the top edge of the inner lamination only of the intermediate pocket member being secured to the overall body.

3. A plural pocket construction for an overall as set forth in claim 1 including an intermediate pocket member consisting of a single piece of material folded upon itself to provide a bottom lamination and a top lamination, said intermediate pocket laminations having unconnected top edges and joined bottom and side edges, the said intermediate pocket member being of greater Width at its bottom than at its top and being disposed obliquely with respect to the inner pocket member and partially overlying the said inner REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,154,258 Lewis Sept. 21, 1915 1,336,614 Carter Apr. 13, 1920 1,639,830 Wood Aug. 23, 1927 1,718,051 Lee June 18, 1929 1,746,897 Kaufman Feb. 11, 1930 1,802,490 Wood Apr. 28, 1931 2.383.217 Schaffer Aug. 21, 1945 

